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1 quite
adv. helemaal; verreweg; vrij; juist, ja; in het geheel; genoeg; op bepaalde manier[ kwajt]1 helemaal ⇒ geheel, volledig, absoluut2 nogal ⇒ enigszins, tamelijk3 werkelijk ⇒ echt, in feite♦voorbeelden:you're quite right • je hebt volkomen gelijk〈 informeel〉 it's quite something to be a famous author • het is heel wat om een beroemd schrijver te zijnI've heard quite different stories about you • ik heb heel andere verhalen over je gehoordthat's quite another matter • dat is een heel andere zaak‘It's not easy’ ‘Quite (so)’ • ‘Het is niet makkelijk’ ‘Zeker/Zo is het/Precies’that was quite a party, 〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel ook〉that was quite some party • dat was me het feestje wel -
2 quite so!
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3 quite a few books
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4 quite a struggle
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5 quite possible
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6 quite the thing
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7 quite a few
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8 quite a bit
heleboel -
9 quite a sight
aantrekkelijk schouwspel, schouwspel dat de moeite waard is -
10 quite good
niet slecht, vrij goed -
11 quite ready
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12 quite the reverse
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13 I didn't quite catch what you said
English-Dutch dictionary > I didn't quite catch what you said
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14 I don't feel quite up to the mark
I don't feel quite up to the markik voel me niet helemaal fit/in ordeEnglish-Dutch dictionary > I don't feel quite up to the mark
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15 I still have quite a bit of work to do
English-Dutch dictionary > I still have quite a bit of work to do
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16 I'm not feeling quite compos mentis today
English-Dutch dictionary > I'm not feeling quite compos mentis today
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17 I've heard quite different stories about you
English-Dutch dictionary > I've heard quite different stories about you
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18 Simon has become quite a stranger
English-Dutch dictionary > Simon has become quite a stranger
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19 all is not quite well with him
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20 and quite right so
and quite right so
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quite — [ kwaıt ] function word *** Quite can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before an adjective or adverb): I was quite angry with her. (before a verb): I quite agree with you. I can t quite decide which dress to wear today. as a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quite — W1S1 [kwaıt] predeterminer, adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: quit, quite free of (13 19 centuries), from Old French quite; QUIT] 1.) fairly or very, but not extremely →↑pretty ▪ The food in the canteen is usually quite good. ▪ He seems quite upset… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quite — 1. Quite is a highly mobile word with a wide range of uses qualifying adjectives and adverbs (quite heavy / quite often), singular nouns (quite a lot), and verbs (We quite understand / I d quite like to). It causes difficulty because it has two… … Modern English usage
Quite — (kw[imac]t), adv. [F. quitte discharged, free, clear; cf. OF. quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See {Quit}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quite — ► ADVERB 1) to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; completely. 2) to a certain extent; moderately. 3) US very; really. ► EXCLAMATION (also quite so) ▪ expressing agreement. ● quite a Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
quite — [kwīt] adv. [ME quite: see QUIT, adj.] 1. completely; entirely [not quite done] 2. really; truly; positively [quite a hero] 3. to some, or a considerable, degree or extent; very or fairly [quite warm outside] ☆ … English World dictionary
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quite a - — (also often ironic quite the ) used to indicate that the specified person or thing is perceived as particularly notable, remarkable, or impressive quite a party, isn t it? | it s been quite a year | quite the little horsewoman, aren t you? … Useful english dictionary
quite — 1. m. Acción de quitar o estorbar. 2. Esgr. Movimiento defensivo con que se detiene o evita el ofensivo. 3. Taurom. Suerte que ejecuta un torero, generalmente con el capote, para librar a otro del peligro en que se halla por la acometida del toro … Diccionario de la lengua española
quite — quite, estar al quite expr. estar preparado por si hay que actuar. ❙ «El chofer, que estaba al quite, les vio por el retrovisor...» Pedro Casals, Disparando cocaína … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
quite — quite; mes·quite; re·quite; … English syllables